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Remembering

Today in the United States, we celebrate Memorial Day. It’s sort of the unofficial start of summer. Kids get out of school, families begin taking vacations, and many people will flock to the lakes for boating, skiing, and cookouts.

But this is not a holiday to be taken lightly. It began as Decoration Day back in 1868 when our country was trying to heal itself from the wounds of the civil war. In 1971, President Lyndon Johnson signed a law making Memorial Day a federal holiday. The day is a time for us as a nation to honor those who died in service for our country.

If you are celebrating today with family or friends, don’t forget what this is all about. It’s been said a picture says a thousand words, so I’ll leave you with a few photos taken mostly in Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, DC.

Boy Scouts place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery

A memorial to those who died while attempting to rescue American hostages in Iran.

That trip meant so much to us. Seeing the graves of those who served our country, the tributes to our Armed Forces. Words can’t describe. We were blessed to have our nephew serve as our tour guide while there. He spent twenty-one years in the Army and still works for them as a civilian. Currently deployed to Afghanistan. We are thankful we can honor him on Veterans Day and not have to remember him on Memorial Day.